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#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkImapW.h>
#include <CkMailboxesW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  See Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App 
    //  for sample code showing how to obtain a Yahoo Mail access token.

    //  In this example, our access token was previously saved to the following file which contains JSON like this:
    //  {
    //    "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
    //    "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
    //    "expires_in": 3600,
    //    "token_type": "bearer",
    //    "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
    //  }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    success = json.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.\n");
        return;
    }

    const wchar_t *accessToken = json.stringOf(L"access_token");

    //  Do OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
    CkImapW imap;

    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);

    //  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
    success = imap.Connect(L"imap.mail.yahoo.com");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
    imap.put_AuthMethod(L"XOAUTH2");

    //  Login
    //  Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
    success = imap.Login(L"user@yahoo.com",accessToken);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!\n");
    }

    //  Get the list of mailboxes.
    const wchar_t *refName = L"";
    const wchar_t *wildcardedMailbox = L"*";
    bool subscribed = false;

    CkMailboxesW mboxes;
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int i = 0;
    while (i < mboxes.get_Count()) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mboxes.getName(i));
        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Sample output looks like this:

    //  Archive
    //  Bulk Mail
    //  Draft
    //  Inbox
    //  Inbox/emailsWithAttach
    //  Inbox/test
    //  Sent
    //  Trash

    //  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();
    }